{"product_id":"melancholy-undercover","title":"Melancholy Undercover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate.'' PETE PAPHIDES\u003cbr\u003e''The only ABBA book that the world will ever need.'' TONY PARSONS\u003cbr\u003e''Writing perfection on musical perfection: book heaven.'' CAITLIN MORAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secrets to ABBA''s success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than half a century after their songs were recorded, ABBA still make people the world over dance and sing their hearts out. After interviewing the four members for an article in 2013 – at which time the band had not been interviewed for over thirty years – Jan Gradvall was granted unique access to them for the next decade. In \u003ci\u003eThe Book of ABBA\u003c\/i\u003e, the band share their thoughts and opinions more openly than ever before, while Jan reveals the context in which their sound developed – and shows how the story of ABBA is also the story of Sweden and the globalisation of pop culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom their chart-topping ABBA \u003ci\u003eVoyage\u003c\/i\u003e – their first album in forty years – to the two-million-ticket-selling concert-experience of the same name, it is undeniable that, in the history of pop culture and music, there has never been a group like ABBA. With remarkable intimacy, Gradvall''s book brings readers closer than ever to one of the world''s most notoriously private music icons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57296427286910,"sku":"NW9780571390984","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571390984.jpg?v=1778597720","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/melancholy-undercover","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}